A. Designation and Responsibility. The Planning and Development Director, who may be referred to in this UDO as the “Director”, is an administrative official that leads the planning and development services staff of the City. The Director is authorized to act through aides and assistants and is responsible as the administrator of this UDO. The Director shall administer and enforce this UDO and may request the assistance of any appropriate officer or agency of the City.
B. Powers and Duties. The Director will have the following powers and duties:
1. Administration and Enforcement. The Director will administer and enforce the provisions of this UDO.
2. Interpretation. The Director will make written interpretations of this UDO setting forth the reasons and explanation therefore.
3. Zoning Map Amendment. The Director will review general and conditional district rezoning requests.
4. UDO Text Amendment. The Director will review amendments to the text of this UDO.
5. Land Use Plan Amendment. The Director will review amendments to the future land use map within Forward Monroe.
6. Special Use Permit. The Director will review special use permits.
7. Planned Development. The Director will review planned development applications.
8. Variance. The Director will review variance requests.
9. Vested Rights. The Director will review requests to confirm a vested right for a property.
10. Appeals. The Director will review appeals.
11. Certificate of Appropriateness. The Director will review applications for Certification of Appropriateness for minor work.
12. Minor Subdivision Final Plat. The Director will approve, approve with conditions, or deny minor subdivisions.
13. Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat. The Director will review and approve, approve with conditions, or deny major subdivision preliminary plats for major subdivisions.
14. Major Subdivision Final Plat. The Director will approve, approve with conditions, or deny final plats for major subdivisions.
15. Site Plan Review. The Director will review and upon recommendation by the TRC approve, approve with conditions or disapprove site plans.
16. Temporary Use Permit. The Director will review and approve or deny temporary use permits less than 60 days.
17. Zoning Permit. The Director will approve or disapprove zoning permit applications.
18. Parking Plan. The Director will approve or disapprove parking plans.
19. Administrative Adjustment. The Director may approve minor modifications administratively per G.S. § 160D-705(c): Reserved.
20. Changes to UDO. The Director may correct typographical errors, numerical reference errors, spelling errors, and errors in section or page numbering, and may make other non-substantive editorial changes to the text of this ordinance without formal adoption by the CC, if such changes do not change the meaning of the ordinance. Any changes made pursuant to this Section must be documented to the CC and made a part of their regular meeting minutes.